MP Regional Water Authority TAC Meeting

MINUTES MONTEREY PENINSULA WATER AUTHORITY (MPRWA) TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (TAC) Regular Meeting 10:30 AM, Monday, August 7, 2017 COUNCIL CHAMBERS 580 PACIFIC STREET, MONTEREY MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA Members Present: Member Huss, Member Narigi, Member Riedl, Member Riley, Member Sciuto, Member Stoldt, Executive Director Cullem Members Absent: Member Peake, Member Van Der Maaten Staff Present: Legal Counsel Freeman, Clerk Romero CALL TO ORDER Executive Director Cullem called the meeting to order at 10:30 am. ROLL CALL All members present, except Members Van Der Maaten and Peake. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE REPORTS FROM TAC MEMBERS Don Freeman requested that item #2 be removed from consent for discussion. PUBLIC COMMENTS None CONSENT AGENDA On a motion by Member Huss, seconded by Member Stoldt, and carried by the following vote, the MPRWA Technical Advisory Committee Approved the Minutes from April 3, 2017: AYES: 7 MEMBERS: Huss, Narigi, Reidl, Riley, Scuito, Stoldt, Cullem NOES: 0 MEMBERS: None ABSENT: 2 MEMBERS: Peake, Van Der Maaten ABSTAIN: 0 MEMBERS: None RECUSED: 0 MEMBERS: None 1. Approval of Minutes - April 3, 2017 - Romero Action: Approved Minutes 2. Receive Report on Consolidated List of Issues Submitted to the CPUC Administrative Law Judge on June 30, 2017 - Cullem Action: Received report; gave direction to staff to include the size of the desal plant to the list of issues for the ALJ  MPRWA TAC Minutes Monday, August 7, 2017 Executive Director Cullem gave a brief summary regarding the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) issues brought up by the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ). On a motion by Member Cullem, seconded by Member Narigi, and carried by the following vote, the MPRWA Technical Advisory Committee received the report on the consolidated list of issues from the Administrative Law Judge and added the size of the desal plant to the list of issues to be addressed: AYES: 7 MEMBERS: Huss, Narigi, Reidl, Riley, Scuito, Stoldt, Cullem NOES: 0 MEMBERS: None ABSENT: 2 MEMBERS: Peake, Van Der Maaten ABSTAIN: 0 MEMBERS: None RECUSED: 0 MEMBERS: None PUBLIC COMMENTS: None ***End of Consent Agenda*** AGENDA ITEMS 3. Receive, Discuss, and Provide Comments to the Water Authority Board on the Geosyntec Report on Groundwater and Hydrogeologic Impacts, Including Modeling Issues, Raised by the Marina Coast Water District (MCWD) in its Comments on the MPWSP DEIR/DEIS - Cullem Action: Received report; discussed; Preliminary comments will be given to the Authority Directors, and TAC will readdress the report at a future meeting Executive Director Cullem introduced the draft memorandum prepared by Gordon Thrupp of Geosyntec. He stated that Geosyntec was asked to provide an analysis on the EIR comments, particularly those from Marina Coast Water District, the groundwater and hydrogeologic impacts, and desal plant modeling issues. The TAC members discussed the Geosyntec report and agreed that more time should be spent reviewing it before giving a full analysis to the Authority Directors. PUBLIC COMMENTS: None 4. Receive Report and Discuss the Detailed MPWSP Schedule Including Upcoming Permit Requirements and the Status of the Test Slant Well and Installation of the Transfer Pipeline - Cook/Crooks Action: Received report; discussed Chris Cook, Cal Am, gave an update on the MPWSP anticipated schedule and answered questions from the TAC members. PUBLIC COMMENT: None 2 MPRWA TAC Minutes Monday, August 7, 2017 Executive Director Cullem adjourned the meeting at 11:58 am. ADJOURNMENT Respectfully Submitted, Approved, Nova Romero, Committee Clerk TAC Chair 3